Baseball umpire pants

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

Because they're not classy looking, like a sharp pair of polywool slacks.

If you umpire long enough, you'll buy the Honig's/Hardwick pants, as they are the standard. It's just a matter of when, and how many other pants you purchase in between.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Because they're not classy looking, like a sharp pair of polywool slacks.

If you umpire long enough, you'll buy the Honig's/Hardwick pants, as they are the standard. It's just a matter of when, and how many other pants you purchase in between.

I would welcome changing the notion that dress pants should be the standard for officiating anything. IOW, I think football has it exactly right. While the PW pants look great, nobody would argue that they are especially comfortable. My football black pants are INCREDIBLY comfortable.

And I say that with 4 pairs of polywool pants sitting on the desk in front of me awaiting the tailor.

[kylejt]

Remember, it's better to look good, than to feel good.

[DG]

Gerry Davis. I also dry mine for about 5 minutes with other dark clothes and then hang from the leg end to finish drying.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by tmagan

considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

Uh, wut?

I've yet to umpire a baseball game in a torrential downpour. I'm guaranteed at least one or two a season in football.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Uh, wut?

I've yet to umpire a baseball game in a torrential downpour. I'm guaranteed at least one or two a season in football.

I think this may be a regional thing. My worst football game last year was an ice cold, but dry and sunny, Saturday morning game.

I know the baseball guys here have had worse already this season.

This isn't Houston.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Adam

I think this may be a regional thing. My worst football game last year was an ice cold, but dry and sunny, Saturday morning game.

I know the baseball guys here have had worse already this season.

This isn't Houston.

Yes, but when it gets bad in baseball or softball, you send everyone to the dugouts. In football, you keep on playing.

[smoyer]

Are the polywool pants hotter than the other types in 95 degree weather?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by smoyer

Are the polywool pants hotter than the other types in 95 degree weather?

In SE Louisiana it don't matter what your wearing during the summer, it's just freaking HOT.